Rubber. That’s the name of the movie, perhaps the most-bizarre movie I’ve seen in years. Perhaps? No, not perhaps, but rather most assuredly so. An existential tire-chase movie, filmed in the California desert, from multiple strange perspectives. Is there really anything to this film beyond the guilty pleasure of watching a tire cause a crow to explode? I wish I knew. Why does a movie about a tire capture your attention so quickly? Does it need to be surrounded by such quirky characters or does the tire have enough character to carry the film on its own? Is it a good thing or bad that it brings to mind the movies “A boy and his dog”, “Tremors” and “Vanishing Point”?
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Yes, you can comfortably ride at 32.5 degrees. And 41 starts to feel almost balmy once you get used to it!
Just three of us today; myself, Eric and Kevin (my son, not the pilot) enjoying a brisk but clear & dry December morning. We took it very easy on Kings (although riding up Kings at even 31 minutes doesn’t seem all that easy when it’s a cool morning), had a nice run across Skyline and, as usual, enjoyed the spectacular view from west-side Old LaHonda.
I got some very nice footage from the video camera that I’m going to try and piece together into something useful for those who want to get a feeling for what this ride is like.
Afterwards, it was back to the bike commuter gig, which is pretty easy & fast on the way to work (something to do with dropping 400ft?), but a bit tougher on the way back. And not just tougher, but potentially ego-injuring as I came across a guy Kevin and I had seen once before on the way home, someone riding an older and pretty hefty Trek mountain bike up the hill. I caught up to him at the start of the climb, and he hung with me all the way to the Jefferson fire station, at which point… he dropped me like a rock! Nice guy who likes to talk about his beer-drinking drug-taking past and how getting into cycling basically saved him. I believe it. Just wish he had a nicer bike when he rides past me on the climb!